DMZ Battles Rage as Marines Seek Reinforcements
U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops clash with Communist forces on two DMZ fronts near Con Thien as President Johnson halts bombing to push Paris talks. A 15 man patrol sparked the fighting with three Communists killed and one captured. incidents inside the DMZ number 267 with 27 significant. A school and government building in Hanoi's capital were also bombed, wounding five.
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Paris
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Leatherneck
Con Thien
Dmz
Parents Receive Medals for Son's Vietnam Service
The parents of Sgt. Paul M. Ash of Terre Haute received his posthumous military honors from Capt. Thomas K. Forsythe at Rose Polytechnic Institute. The medals include the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Sharpshooter Badge. Ash, 21, was killed in Vietnam on February 16 and was a Garfield High School 1966 graduate.
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Terre Haute
Vietnam
Raymond H. Ash
Paul M. Ash
Thomas K. Forsythe
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Ash
Sgt
Garfield High School
North Vietnam Protests US Air and Naval Attacks
Hanoi protests ongoing air and naval strikes in North Vietnam near Vinh Linh Ngho An and Quang Binh regions. Spokesman Nguyen Than Le cites violations of the Oct. 31 halt and says two American planes were downed while reconnaissance flights persist amid stalled Paris peace talks.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Nguyen Than le
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Vinh Linh
Ngho An
Quang Binh
Saigon
North
Weather map data for Terre Haute area forecast
The report shows river stage 3.8 feet and falling with local conditions: yesterday high 55, low 43, precipitation none. Forecast calls for possible light rain or snow in Terre Haute and vicinity with cooler, mainly cloudy Wednesday highs in the upper 40s and lows 32 to 38. Illinois lines show partly cloudy and cooler with lows 25 to 32.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Mine Tunnels Clogged By Deadly Gas
Samples from three deep holes into the Mannington No. 9 coal mine show air cannot sustain life. About 78 miners have been trapped underground for more than six days as federal and state officials meet with mine safety experts and UMW to determine next steps.
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Mannington
W. Va
UPI
Mannington No. 9
Consolidation Coal Co
United Mine Workers
UMW
France ends bomb tests to save the franc
Premier Maurice Couve de Murville announced France would cancel its atomic and hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific to save money and prevent devaluation of the franc. The move is part of a 1.25 billion dollar budget cut to hold the franc at 20 cents, postponing France’s force de frappe and its bid as a superpower.
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Paris
UPI
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Pacific
Charles de Gaulle
Couve de Murville
Cummings Convicted By Jury In Vigo Circuit Court
Earl S. Cummings a 34 year old former pastor of the Brazil First Christian Church was found guilty of theft and conspiracy after a two week jury trial ending at 6 10 p m Monday He faces sentencing on December 18 in Vigo Circuit Court alongside co defendant Lonnie Bogers of Indianapolis who testified against him and other related charges stem from church funds and securities law violations in Greene Clay and Vigo counties
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Vigo
Earl S. Cummings
Brazil First Christian Church
Cummings
Lonnie Bogers
Indianapolis
Bogers
Clay Circuit Court
Greene County
Greene Circuit Court
Boyers
Sullivan
Evangelist Jack Anderson
Sturgis
Robert H. Duffy
Terre Haute
Clay County
John Baumunk
Robert Neal
Warren R. Everett
Now You Know The Jungle's Origins In Chicago Stockyards
Upton Sinclair wrote Now You Know The Jungle in 1906 while researching Chicago stockyards for the socialist weekly Appeal to Reason. The work marked his first popular success after the investigative project.
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Upton _ Sinclair
Appeal To
Reason
Chicago
Vigo County Trustees to debate out-of-town bus operation
The Vigo County School Corp board will discuss having an Evansville firm Wills Brothers operate city and county school buses at the Dec 2 meeting. City officials may agree to sell city bus lines to Wills Brothers if they gain county school-bus rights. The board also plans a vote on a bargaining agent for certificated staff with up to 400 dollars for a AAA conducted election.
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Vigo County School Corp. Board of Trustees
Evansville
Wills Brothers
Warren Everett
American Arbitration Association
Vigo County Federation of Teachers
Vigo County Teachers Associa
Upton Sinclair Dies at 90 King of the Muckrakers
Upton Sinclair, renowned author and social reformer, died at age 90 in Bound Brook New Jersey. He wrote 89 books over a 63 year career, with The Jungle launching his fame in 1906 and helping spawn pure food laws. A memorial service is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Pauls Episcopal Church.
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Bound Brook
N.J
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair
Somerset Valley
Here
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Chicago
George Bernard Shaw
Union Hospital Opens Torch for Total Energy Plant
A torch near Union Hospital marks a move to a Total Energy concept with nine 320 kilowatt gas turbine generators planned. The project, described by Terre Haute Gas Corp official Joseph L. Quinn, aims to power the hospital from a single external source and will be among the world's largest Total Energy plants. Dr. A C Offutt lit the torch, with Rex Detar of the Terre Haute Gas Corp turning the gas valve. Continued on Page 3 Col 3.
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Union Hospital
A. C. Offutt
State Board of Health, Center
Joseph Mackey
Leland Larrison
North 7Th
Beech Street
Joseph L. Quinn
Terre Haute Gas Corp
John F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
State Board of Health
Rex Detar
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Border Demilitarized Zone
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Third Marine Division
Paul Ash
United States
U. S. Weather Bureau
Robert C. Welling
By Martin Stuart-Fox
Martin
By Jack Hughes
Katherine Ballard
Louise Ferguson
Ralph E. Llewellyn
Terre Haute Humane Society
Henri’s
American Humane Society
Ferguson
Llewellyn
Ballard
United Press International
Tion
George J. Hays
Vigo County School Corp
Everett
Debs
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